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Spot Forecast for Stave Creek Fire...Forest Service
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
1245 PM PDT Sun Aug 11 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1300 PDT on August 11.
***Thunderstorms imply gusty and erratic winds***
***Winds are 20 foot 10-minute averages***
***CWR-Chance of wetting rain 0.10 or greater***

If you have questions or concerns with this forecast, please
contact our office at (541) 276-8134.

.DISCUSSION...Onshore winds are forecast to persist through the
forecast period. Shower and thunderstorm chances are very low (<15%)
this afternoon and evening. Reduced mixing heights are forecast
Monday, capped by a stable layer around 3000-3500 ft AGL.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent). Haze and areas of
                    smoke.
CWR.................1 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....70-73.
Min humidity........52-57 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5-10 mph, gusting to 15 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......West winds 5-10 mph, gusting to 15 mph.
Mixing height.......3500-4000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 6-9 mph.
Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (50-60 percent) then becoming
                    partly cloudy (25-35 percent). Areas of smoke
                    in the evening. Haze through the night.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....50-53.
Max humidity........79-84 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 3-7 mph, gusting 10-15 mph before
                    midnight.
Ridgetop wind.......West winds 3-7 mph, gusting 10-15 mph before
                    midnight.
Mixing height.......Decreasing to 300-500 ft AGL overnight.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 10 mph.
Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (15-25 percent). Haze through the day.
                    Areas of smoke in the afternoon.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....63-66.
Min humidity........60-65 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5-8 mph in the morning, increasing
                    to 8-12 mph in the afternoon, gusting to 15 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......West winds 5-8 mph in the morning, increasing
                    to 8-12 mph in the afternoon, gusting to 15 mph.
Mixing height.......Increasing to 2500-3000 ft AGL by late morning.
Transport winds.....West around 10 mph.
Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

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Forecaster...Plunkett
Requested by...Incident Commander
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 08/11/24
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.EMAIL wacwc@firenet.gov